Qin Manjiang offered no explanation, of course.
There were four of them altogether, and the other three had all driven there. Qin Manjiang got into Yan Xiao's car, and Yan Xiao led the way straight to the riverside.
"Did you lay your cards on the table with him in [Seven Children]?" Yan Xiao asked.
He meant Abyss.
"Not exactly. We both knew what was going on. It's just... his situation wasn't what I'd imagined." Qin Manjiang looked out the window. Fu City was always so gloomy, and it was raining again.
"Oh? He has no choice?" Yan Xiao asked.
"You could say that," Qin Manjiang said.
"Can he be trusted." There was no questioning note in Yan Xiao's voice; he was simply stating something.
"Someone has to take the first step toward trust." Qin Manjiang glanced in the rearview mirror, and his eyelid suddenly began twitching. "Say, I don't even own a car myself. Isn't driving a luxury car a bit much for my stand-in?"
Yan Xiao gave a rare smile and glanced in the rearview mirror as well.
"It means he isn't trying to hide it from you. Someone behind him is supplying him with money, and someone is watching him."
"I know." Qin Manjiang clasped his hands behind his head. "Someone's watching right now."
"I invited him today precisely to put on a show for the people behind him."
Yan Xiao offered no comment. This was Qin Manjiang's own business, and he could handle it himself.
What he wanted to ask about was why Qin Manjiang had suddenly returned to Fu City.
"Why did you suddenly come back?"
"You'll find out in a bit. There's one more person coming." Qin Manjiang said no more.
Half an hour later, the cars stopped outside an establishment by the river. It